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The top legal official in Texas Paxton is filing a lawsuit against the makers of Tylenol, claiming the companies withheld safety concerns that the medication created to children's brain development.

The lawsuit arrives a month after President Donald Trump promoted an unsubstantiated connection between using acetaminophen - alternatively called acetaminophen - throughout gestation and autism spectrum disorder in children.

Paxton is taking legal action against the pharmaceutical giant, which previously sold the drug, the exclusive pain medication recommended for women during pregnancy, and the current manufacturer, which presently makes it.

In a statement, he said they "misled consumers by gaining financially from pain and promoting medication regardless of the risks."

The company states there is insufficient reliable data tying Tylenol to autism spectrum disorder.

"These companies lied for decades, knowingly endangering countless individuals to increase profits," Paxton, from the Republican party, declared.

Kenvue said in a statement that it was "seriously troubled by the dissemination of inaccurate information on the safety of paracetamol and the likely effects that could have on the welfare of US mothers and children."

On its online platform, the company also stated it had "continuously evaluated the relevant science and there is no credible data that shows a verified association between taking acetaminophen and autism."

Groups representing medical professionals and healthcare providers share this view.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has stated paracetamol - the primary component in Tylenol - is a restricted selection for women during pregnancy to manage discomfort and elevated temperature, which can present serious health risks if not addressed.

"In more than two decades of studies on the use of paracetamol in gestation, zero credible investigations has definitively established that the usage of acetaminophen in any period of gestation results in neurodevelopmental disorders in children," the group said.

This legal action cites latest statements from the previous government in arguing the medication is potentially dangerous.

Recently, Trump generated worry from health experts when he told pregnant women to "fight like hell" not to use Tylenol when sick.

Federal regulators then published an announcement that physicians should consider limiting the consumption of Tylenol, while also declaring that "a causal relationship" between the medication and autism spectrum disorder in minors has remains unverified.

The Health Department head RFK Jr, who supervises the FDA, had promised in spring to undertake "comprehensive study program" that would establish the source of autism spectrum disorder in a matter of months.

But experts warned that identifying a unique factor of autism spectrum disorder - considered by experts to be the consequence of a intricate combination of inherited and environmental factors - would not be simple.

Autism spectrum disorder is a type of enduring cognitive variation and disability that impacts how individuals perceive and relate to the surroundings, and is recognized using doctors' observations.

In his court filing, Paxton - a Trump ally who is campaigning for federal office - asserts the manufacturer and J&J "deliberately disregarded and attempted to silence the research" around paracetamol and autism spectrum disorder.

The case aims to force the corporations "eliminate any promotional materials" that asserts Tylenol is reliable for women during pregnancy.

The Texas lawsuit parallels the grievances of a assembly of mothers and fathers of minors with autism and ADHD who sued the producers of Tylenol in 2022.

Judicial authorities rejected the case, declaring studies from the plaintiffs' authorities was not conclusive.